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26th September 2024

PM Edition

‘Grit and courage’: Ex-councillor and community champion dies

Former councillor and mayoral candidate Fran O’Callaghan has died aged 56, with friends paying tribute to the passionate North Queenslander.

$60M water infrastructure project completed after 2020 pipe rupture

A pipeline stretching 10 kilometres from Ross River Dam to the Douglas Water Treatment Plant has been completed after the previous pipeline ruptured years before expected.

Former Origin player indicted over alleged Surfers Paradise one-punch death

A former age group State of Origin player and youth worker has been indicted on one count of unlawful striking causing death after an alleged one punch attack.

AFL Townsville’s Top 150 Under-18 players of 2024

Townsville’s junior AFL competitions continue to churn out future seniors at a rate of knots. We celebrate the 150 players born in 2006 or later establishing themselves as rising s...

‘Crazy new twist’: Message-in-bottle authors make contact

Hikers who found a message-in-a-bottle washed up on the Townsville coast have made contact with the shocked authors in San Francisco.

Meth dad jailed for drugs and cash stash at mechanics

A man ran from police despite the officers targeting a separate offender – then tried to hide a bag with drugs and thousands of dollars inside at a busy Townsville repair shop.

WATCH: Man arrested over text message scam

A 30yo North Queensland man has been arrested for running a text message phishing scam, allegedly tricking victims into clicking on fake websites and stealing their money and perso...

Tragedy as Aussie dies on overseas holiday

The father-of-two was on holiday with his family when he “unexpectedly fell”, with more than $6000 raised for his grieving family.

Aussie couple's cancer diagnosis could be linked to home renos

A Melbourne husband and wife diagnosed with the same rare blood cancer had renovated several homes together – could that have contributed to their health battles?

Tradie accidentally turns Harbour green

Waters around a prime Sydney suburb have been turned fluorescent green by run-off from a tradie.